55 people were killed after an overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in India yesterday.
The bus was a part of a state-run network in Telangana and was returning from a hilltop temple in the district of Jagtial when the driver lost control of the bus, then skidded off the road and fell into the valley.
Media cited brake failure as the possible reason for the tragedy, but district official G. Narendhar added that the 94 people on board the bus, including its driver and conductor, had exceeded the legal limit of 52.